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pyxie definition

☆ pyxie (pik′sē)

noun

a creeping, dicotyledonous evergreen plant (Pyxidanthera barbulata) with small, leathery leaves and white, star-shaped flowers, native to the E U.S.

Etymology: contr. < the genus name

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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